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forthan

forthan conjunction: for this reason; therefore.

Conjunction

forthan

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) For this reason; therefore.
  2. (Northern England, dialectal) For the reason that; because.

Forms of forthan

alternative formfor-than
alternative formforthon

Origin of forthan

From Middle English forthan, from Old English for þon, comprised of for (“because of”) + þon (“that”). More at for, than, that, for that.

Words formed from forthan

  • forthan that

Questions about forthan

What does forthan mean?
Forthan means for this reason; therefore.
What part of speech is forthan?
Forthan is a conjunction.

Words near forthan in the dictionary

  1. Fortey
  2. forth
  3. Forth and Bargy
  4. forth-
  5. forth-issuing
  6. forthan
  7. forthbear
  8. forthbearing
  9. forthbears
  10. forthbore
  11. forthborn

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